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NickB79

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13. A 100-ft wide rock would pack quite the punch

Reply to lovuian (Original post)

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 03:55 PM

Feb 2016

Not mass extinction level punch, mind you, but still enough to starve a bunch of us to death through crop failures and weather alternations.

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NASA admits there's 'a chance' that asteroid 2013 TX68 COULD smash into Earth [View all] lovuian Feb 2016 OP

It's like winning the powerball SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #1

me too but it's a lovuian Feb 2016 #2

My luck ThoughtCriminal Feb 2016 #9

On the same day. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2016 #15

LOL!!! RKP5637 Feb 2016 #26

Better call Harry Stamper. underahedgerow Feb 2016 #3

GMTA Brother Buzz Feb 2016 #5

"Yippee-ki-yay, underahedgerow Feb 2016 #10

You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel.... Brother Buzz Feb 2016 #11

There was a quote by one of the early Mercury Astronauts.... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #16

I think it was Alan Shepard. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2016 #22

Like winning the powerball, it only takes one to win Brother Buzz Feb 2016 #4

trump would build a wall to prevent it dembotoz Feb 2016 #6

That's what I heard, as well. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #7

I noticed the Russians are working on it lovuian Feb 2016 #8

2013 TX68 should aim for the next GOP debate site. Solly Mack Feb 2016 #12

It's got Texas' name on it. randome Feb 2016 #18

A 100-ft wide rock would pack quite the punch NickB79 Feb 2016 #13

About twice the power of the Chelyabinsk meteor, which was 65 ft muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #20

The Chelyabinsk asteroid broke up in mid-air though and only produced an air blast NickB79 Feb 2016 #23

But it's not many nukes at once muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #25

Given the quoted variation in possible trajectaries Ghost Dog Feb 2016 #29

The probability of a hit on the 2nd is based on the probabilities of where it could go on the 1st muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #30

I'd call it a fuzzy probability. Ghost Dog Feb 2016 #32

See #31 - NASA is saying there is zero probability of a hit in the next century muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #33

Like winning the Powerball, except that in this case... Nitram Feb 2016 #14

70% chance it lands in water. n/t A HERETIC I AM Feb 2016 #17

That's funny, that lines up (nearly) with another forecast apocalypse date. Shandris Feb 2016 #19

Good thing ive been practicing on how to deal with exactly this scenario Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #21

............ Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #24

100 foot wide asteroid isn't big enough to destroy most life on the planet lunatica Feb 2016 #27

Only 100 foot Reter Feb 2016 #28

I've just realised, the Mirror has got this wrong - NASA is now saying *no* chance of a hit muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #31